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i.d. mystery plant?
I posted over on the binaries.pictures.gardens but no response so far...
thought I'd try here too... I bought this in 1972 as a tiny 89 cent pot plant and I have never seen another one just like it... I think it is some kind of asparagus but not any that I can identify. I have never seen any flower or fruit on it - however 'insignificant'. I have tried to divide it and nearly killed it. It has appreciable thorns. TIA, Sterling http://home.comcast.net/~sterhill/plant.jpg http://home.comcast.net/~sterhill/plant_cu.jpg also a baby tree of some kind...?? About 10" tall - shot with a piece of white paper behind to increase detail. Looks like some kind of pine or fir?? http://home.comcast.net/~sterhill/baby_tree.jpg |
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"Sterling" wrote in message ... I posted over on the binaries.pictures.gardens but no response so far... thought I'd try here too... I bought this in 1972 as a tiny 89 cent pot plant and I have never seen another one just like it... I think it is some kind of asparagus but not any that I can identify. I have never seen any flower or fruit on it - however 'insignificant'. I have tried to divide it and nearly killed it. It has appreciable thorns. TIA, Sterling http://home.comcast.net/~sterhill/plant.jpg http://home.comcast.net/~sterhill/plant_cu.jpg also a baby tree of some kind...?? About 10" tall - shot with a piece of white paper behind to increase detail. Looks like some kind of pine or fir?? http://home.comcast.net/~sterhill/baby_tree.jpg http://www.fuller.net/~jamie/aferns.htm and a sprig of Rosemary..pinch some of it in your hand and if it smells like rosemary, then that is what it is alice |
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1 - not either A. densiflorus sprengeri or A. plumosus
2 - absolutely not rosemary - I have quite a few varieties of rosemary as I like to cook with it. Thanks for trying... alice wrote: "Sterling" wrote in message ... I posted over on the binaries.pictures.gardens but no response so far... thought I'd try here too... I bought this in 1972 as a tiny 89 cent pot plant and I have never seen another one just like it... I think it is some kind of asparagus but not any that I can identify. I have never seen any flower or fruit on it - however 'insignificant'. I have tried to divide it and nearly killed it. It has appreciable thorns. TIA, Sterling http://home.comcast.net/~sterhill/plant.jpg http://home.comcast.net/~sterhill/plant_cu.jpg also a baby tree of some kind...?? About 10" tall - shot with a piece of white paper behind to increase detail. Looks like some kind of pine or fir?? http://home.comcast.net/~sterhill/baby_tree.jpg http://www.fuller.net/~jamie/aferns.htm and a sprig of Rosemary..pinch some of it in your hand and if it smells like rosemary, then that is what it is alice |
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I wouldn't even hazard a guess from such bad pictures.
Never use back lighting for a picture of a plant you want identified. "Sterling" wrote in message ... 1 - not either A. densiflorus sprengeri or A. plumosus 2 - absolutely not rosemary - I have quite a few varieties of rosemary as I like to cook with it. Thanks for trying... alice wrote: "Sterling" wrote in message ... I posted over on the binaries.pictures.gardens but no response so far... thought I'd try here too... I bought this in 1972 as a tiny 89 cent pot plant and I have never seen another one just like it... I think it is some kind of asparagus but not any that I can identify. I have never seen any flower or fruit on it - however 'insignificant'. I have tried to divide it and nearly killed it. It has appreciable thorns. TIA, Sterling http://home.comcast.net/~sterhill/plant.jpg http://home.comcast.net/~sterhill/plant_cu.jpg also a baby tree of some kind...?? About 10" tall - shot with a piece of white paper behind to increase detail. Looks like some kind of pine or fir?? http://home.comcast.net/~sterhill/baby_tree.jpg http://www.fuller.net/~jamie/aferns.htm and a sprig of Rosemary..pinch some of it in your hand and if it smells like rosemary, then that is what it is alice |
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Cereus-validus....... wrote:
I wouldn't even hazard a guess from such bad pictures. Never use back lighting for a picture of a plant you want identified. This plant is very difficult to photograph - try this one for a flash fill... I thought the back lighting showed the silhouette better... http://home.comcast.net/~sterhill/myst3.jpg http://home.comcast.net/~sterhill/myst4.jpg I have tried putting it against a plain white wall to photograph it but the shadows of the million tiny leaves make it even harder to distinguish. Suggestions are welcome. And you have an excellent track record for identification. TIA, Sterling |
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Why on earth would you think a silhouette would be any good for
identification? This time try taking pictures with the curtains pulled down and close up so one can actually see some detail. A ruler in the pix for size comparison is a good idea too. Don't believe it to be an Asparagus but it is still very nondescript from the pix. Dr. House and I try our darnedest to be very good at diagnoses. "Sterling" wrote in message ... Cereus-validus....... wrote: I wouldn't even hazard a guess from such bad pictures. Never use back lighting for a picture of a plant you want identified. This plant is very difficult to photograph - try this one for a flash fill... I thought the back lighting showed the silhouette better... http://home.comcast.net/~sterhill/myst3.jpg http://home.comcast.net/~sterhill/myst4.jpg I have tried putting it against a plain white wall to photograph it but the shadows of the million tiny leaves make it even harder to distinguish. Suggestions are welcome. And you have an excellent track record for identification. TIA, Sterling |
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Sterling wrote:
I posted over on the binaries.pictures.gardens but no response so far... thought I'd try here too... I bought this in 1972 as a tiny 89 cent pot plant and I have never seen another one just like it... I think it is some kind of asparagus but not any that I can identify. I have never seen any flower or fruit on it - however 'insignificant'. I have tried to divide it and nearly killed it. It has appreciable thorns. TIA, Sterling http://home.comcast.net/~sterhill/plant.jpg http://home.comcast.net/~sterhill/plant_cu.jpg also a baby tree of some kind...?? About 10" tall - shot with a piece of white paper behind to increase detail. Looks like some kind of pine or fir?? http://home.comcast.net/~sterhill/baby_tree.jpg My thoughts are some sort of bamboo, but (a) it's hard to tell, because the photo doesn't show the stem well at all; and (b) there are a gazillion and one types of bamboo out there. Many species have thorns. I don't think the little tree is a pine, which have needles attached to the stem in fan-like clusters of 2-5 needles depending on species. Fir needles are attached individually, and flatish. Spruce needles are usually square in cross-section (except Norway spruce, which is triangular). |
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DrLith wrote:
Sterling wrote: I posted over on the binaries.pictures.gardens but no response so far... thought I'd try here too... I bought this in 1972 as a tiny 89 cent pot plant and I have never seen another one just like it... I think it is some kind of asparagus but not any that I can identify. I have never seen any flower or fruit on it - however 'insignificant'. I have tried to divide it and nearly killed it. It has appreciable thorns. TIA, Sterling http://home.comcast.net/~sterhill/plant.jpg http://home.comcast.net/~sterhill/plant_cu.jpg also a baby tree of some kind...?? About 10" tall - shot with a piece of white paper behind to increase detail. Looks like some kind of pine or fir?? http://home.comcast.net/~sterhill/baby_tree.jpg My thoughts are some sort of bamboo, but (a) it's hard to tell, because the photo doesn't show the stem well at all; and (b) there are a gazillion and one types of bamboo out there. Many species have thorns. Name one bamboo that has thorns. snip -- Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington USDA Zone 8 Sunset Zone 5 |
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Travis wrote:
DrLith wrote: Sterling wrote: I posted over on the binaries.pictures.gardens but no response so far... thought I'd try here too... I bought this in 1972 as a tiny 89 cent pot plant and I have never seen another one just like it... I think it is some kind of asparagus but not any that I can identify. I have never seen any flower or fruit on it - however 'insignificant'. I have tried to divide it and nearly killed it. It has appreciable thorns. TIA, Sterling http://home.comcast.net/~sterhill/plant.jpg http://home.comcast.net/~sterhill/plant_cu.jpg also a baby tree of some kind...?? About 10" tall - shot with a piece of white paper behind to increase detail. Looks like some kind of pine or fir?? http://home.comcast.net/~sterhill/baby_tree.jpg My thoughts are some sort of bamboo, but (a) it's hard to tell, because the photo doesn't show the stem well at all; and (b) there are a gazillion and one types of bamboo out there. Many species have thorns. Name one bamboo that has thorns. Guadua angustifolia (a south american bamboo) Bambusa spinosa Bambusa sinospinosa Bambusa blumeana Bambusa bambos Chimonobambusa pachystachys Bambusa arundinacea |
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DrLith wrote:
Travis wrote: DrLith wrote: Sterling wrote: I posted over on the binaries.pictures.gardens but no response so far... thought I'd try here too... I bought this in 1972 as a tiny 89 cent pot plant and I have never seen another one just like it... I think it is some kind of asparagus but not any that I can identify. I have never seen any flower or fruit on it - however 'insignificant'. I have tried to divide it and nearly killed it. It has appreciable thorns. TIA, Sterling http://home.comcast.net/~sterhill/plant.jpg http://home.comcast.net/~sterhill/plant_cu.jpg also a baby tree of some kind...?? About 10" tall - shot with a piece of white paper behind to increase detail. Looks like some kind of pine or fir?? http://home.comcast.net/~sterhill/baby_tree.jpg My thoughts are some sort of bamboo, but (a) it's hard to tell, because the photo doesn't show the stem well at all; and (b) there are a gazillion and one types of bamboo out there. Many species have thorns. Name one bamboo that has thorns. Guadua angustifolia (a south american bamboo) Bambusa spinosa Bambusa sinospinosa Bambusa blumeana Bambusa bambos Chimonobambusa pachystachys Bambusa arundinacea Thank you. -- Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington USDA Zone 8 Sunset Zone 5 |
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Sterling wrote in
: also a baby tree of some kind...?? About 10" tall - shot with a piece of white paper behind to increase detail. Looks like some kind of pine or fir?? http://home.comcast.net/~sterhill/baby_tree.jpg A Juniper seedling perhaps. I get volunteer seedlings that resemble your photo, and don't have the scaly leaves of their cultivar parents. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------- A L B E R T A Alfred Falk R E S E A R C H Information Systems Dept (780)450-5185 C O U N C I L 250 Karl Clark Road Edmonton, Alberta, Canada http://www.arc.ab.ca/ T6N 1E4 http://www.arc.ab.ca/staff/falk/ |
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well I have junipers around here so maybe - I think I'll pot it up for now.
Thanks, Sterling Alfred Falk wrote: Sterling wrote in : also a baby tree of some kind...?? About 10" tall - shot with a piece of white paper behind to increase detail. Looks like some kind of pine or fir?? http://home.comcast.net/~sterhill/baby_tree.jpg A Juniper seedling perhaps. I get volunteer seedlings that resemble your photo, and don't have the scaly leaves of their cultivar parents. |
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Looks like some type of bamboo? Can you take close-ups of the leaf
clusters and the main stems? That will help. On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 22:13:58 -0400, Sterling wrote: Cereus-validus....... wrote: I wouldn't even hazard a guess from such bad pictures. Never use back lighting for a picture of a plant you want identified. This plant is very difficult to photograph - try this one for a flash fill... I thought the back lighting showed the silhouette better... http://home.comcast.net/~sterhill/myst3.jpg http://home.comcast.net/~sterhill/myst4.jpg I have tried putting it against a plain white wall to photograph it but the shadows of the million tiny leaves make it even harder to distinguish. Suggestions are welcome. And you have an excellent track record for identification. TIA, Sterling |
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On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 23:33:12 GMT, fran
wrote: replying to my own message - just saw the other posting. I have no clue what this critter is. Has it ever bloomed? And how often do you trim it back? |
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I put up a web page with rulers and close ups and all
http://home.comcast.net/~sterhill/plant/plant.html never bloomed - or before someone says 'everything blooms' - I'll say I have never seen any bloom or berry on this... fran wrote: On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 23:33:12 GMT, fran wrote: replying to my own message - just saw the other posting. I have no clue what this critter is. Has it ever bloomed? And how often do you trim it back? |
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